Tamara Ralph

Tamara Ralph
Born Tamara Miguel Ralph
(1981-11-29) 29 November 1981
Sydney
Nationality Australian
Education Whitehouse Institute of Design
Occupation Fashion designer
Partner(s) Michael Russo
Labels Ralph & Russo

Tamara Ralph is an Australian-born British fashion designer and together with Michael Russo, the co-founder of luxury fashion house Ralph & Russo. She is one of the world's most influential fashion designers.[1]

Early life

Ralph was born to a mother who is an interior designer and former stylist, a grandfather who was a cordwainer and a great-grandmother and grandmother who were both couturiers. She supposedly grew up absorbing four generations of history and knowledge of design and became passionate about fashion after watching her grandmother and mother design and create dresses for clients in their home.[1]

At the age of 12, self-taught from her family, Ralph started running up clobber for herself and friends who were prepared to pay for her designs. By the age of 15, Ralph was selling her own clothes to private clients and independent boutiques in Australia. Ralph went on to study at the Whitehouse Institute of Design in Sydney before moving to London and establishing the house of Ralph & Russo with Russo.[2]

In 2010, Ralph was asked by Beyoncé to design the gown for her White House performance and later in 2013 to design the outfits for her The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour.[3] In 2012, the Victoria and Albert Museum showcased Ralph's designs in the Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950 exhibition in addition to other collaborations with the Walt Disney Company and Swarovski.[4] Throughout 2012 and 2013, Angelina Jolie commissioned Ralph & Russo to design pieces for numerous film premieres and humanitarian events around the world.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "AUG 2013 RALPH & RUSSO | Harrods Magazine". web.archive.org. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Coutts.com - Sorry an error has occurred.". coutts.com. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "UPDATE: We Speak To Ralph & Russo About Dressing Beyonce Knowles For Mrs Carter World Tour". Grazia_Live. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "V&A famous Brtitish dresses - Beyonce, McQueen (Vogue.co.uk)". Vogue UK. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "The Best Dressed: Angelina Jolie in Ralph & Russo, Emma Watson in Chanel, Plus More!". Harper's BAZAAR. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
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